Experimental investigation of a new CO2 refrigeration system arrangement for supermarket applications

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL

International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid Pub Date : 2024-03-16 DOI:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.03.010

Ana Paez , Bénédicte Ballot-Miguet , Benoit Michel , Pascal Tobaly , Rémi Revellin

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Abstract

A new position of an internal heat exchanger within the thermodynamic cycle is proposed to improve the performance of CO₂ refrigeration systems in warm climates, specifically in supermarket applications. The proposed configuration uses the saturated vapor from the liquid receiver to recover the heat that is rejected by a subcooler positioned after the gas cooler. This system results in a reduced evaporator superheat. This configuration is compared with a reference system.

The experimental study is conducted on a CO₂ laboratory cooling system reproducing a commercial plant. The cooling capacity of the system is 30 kW. The water inlet temperature in the gas cooler (hot source) varies from 15 °C to 35 °C, while the mono-ethylene glycol outlet temperature of the evaporator (cold source) is fixed at -8 °C. The setup is validated through an energy balance.

Using a subcooler in this new position improves the coefficient of performance by 10.2 % under transcritical conditions and 6.3 % under subcritical conditions when compared with the reference system.

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新型二氧化碳制冷系统布置在超市应用中的实验研究

为了提高一氧化碳制冷系统在温暖气候条件下的性能，特别是在超市应用中的性能，提出了在热力学循环中设置内部热交换器的新方案。建议的配置使用来自储液器的饱和蒸汽来回收气体冷却器之后的过冷却器排出的热量。该系统可降低蒸发器过热度。该配置与参考系统进行了比较。

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International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid 工程技术-工程：机械

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

12.80%

发文量

363

审稿时长

3.7 months

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Refrigeration is published for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) by Elsevier. It is essential reading for all those wishing to keep abreast of research and industrial news in refrigeration, air conditioning and associated fields. This is particularly important in these times of rapid introduction of alternative refrigerants and the emergence of new technology. The journal has published special issues on alternative refrigerants and novel topics in the field of boiling, condensation, heat pumps, food refrigeration, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbons, magnetic refrigeration at room temperature, sorptive cooling, phase change materials and slurries, ejector technology, compressors, and solar cooling. As well as original research papers the International Journal of Refrigeration also includes review articles, papers presented at IIR conferences, short reports and letters describing preliminary results and experimental details, and letters to the Editor on recent areas of discussion and controversy. Other features include forthcoming events, conference reports and book reviews. Papers are published in either English or French with the IIR news section in both languages.